Our Trip to See the Animals!

Mommy, Elaina, Seth, Daddy and Grace

in front of the famous bear fountain.

Looking at the camel, discussing if it makes a 1 hump

poop, or a 2 hump poop! What do you think??? Thank you

to the book, "Everyone Poops" for that discussion.

Bear watching! Grace got very concerned when the

bear eventually moved to close to the edge of the drop

off, and started yelling at him that he was going to fall.

She eventually yelled, "BEAR--you get time out!!!"

for not listening to her!

The bear: Too close to the edge!

Grace, Elaina and Seth in the Arctic Circle

Exhibit.

Viewing the polar bear swimming in the

Arctic Circle exhibit.

It's Almost Time

Well, we've taken the plunge...well at least part of it. On our weekly family trip to Target last night, we bought our first set of pull ups. Cars for Seth, and Princess' for Grace and Elaina. Then, we made our way over to the pantie and underwear aisle. They were so very excited to see the princess panties and Mickey Mouse underwear. The girls were very clear cut on who they wanted to cover their little fannies. Elaina was adamant she have Princess Belle, Grace was leaning more towards Snow White than her usual Cinderella, but at one point she was asking for both of them. Seth on the other hand, was very torn between "Cars" and Mickey Mouse. It may have been the first of many big decisions he'll have to make during his life! In the end, he choose Mickey Mouse, after promising him that next week, we will buy him some Cars underwear. Sooo....wish us a ton of luck as we tackle this huge task, that to be honest with you, scares the you know what out of me!!! So far, in raising triplets, this has been the only time I've been completely clueless as to what to do! I have 3 days off in a row next week, so my plan is to really buckle down then, and do nothing but potty train. We shall see!!!! I really want to be positive about the experience, I hope they do great...but I have my doubts!

Happy Campers

I get a lot of comments when we go camping. People often wonder how I do it. Well, it's simple actually. My kids enjoy camping so much, they behave much better than when we are at home. They love the great outdoors, and can hardly wait when daddy brings the camper home to load it up for the weekend. Every day we have to tell them how many more days until we go camping. Seth was so excited this time around, the first thing he said when he woke up the morning we were to leave is, "Puppy wants go camping!!!" Speaking of his little companion, Puppy. This time was different from all the others though, because Grandma and Grammie went with us. The extra hands were very nice, I must admit, and the kids loved having their grandma's along for the trip. Speaking of grandma's...Grammie bought them all little campers at the camp store. Seth still hasn't put his down.


As you can see from the pictures, Camper (or Campie- as he likes to call it sometimes) went with us on every adventure...from the beach to the playground. Everything Seth did, Camper was right there with him. Grace and Elaina loved theirs too, and insisted on taking it along for every bike ride and ice cream run we made. Their campers also went to the beach and the playground. Their other favorite toy of the weekend were some 19 cent balloons Grandma picked up for them before we left. Ahhh....those were the days, when all it took to make me happy was a toy camper and some cheap balloons! I know this trend will change very soon, as they will move on to wanting the newest form of PlayStation available. I will remind myself to enjoy the simple things while they last!

My Loving Seth

Seth Anthony

What can I say...there is nothing like the love between a mother and her son. There is something special and sacred about that bond. Although, I can't put my finger on what it is. You are an amazing boy! Your smile and laughter fill up my heart with a joy that is the most purest form. I love how you are cranky in the morning, but still have to get up to help me vacuum (now that is love)!!! Sometimes, I can't imagine how I got so lucky to have a kid as cool as you are. You put a smile on every ones face that meets you, and that is a special trait to have. Sometimes I feel like you get the back seat to your sisters, who are also very loving...but very demanding. You happily go off and do your own thing, time and time again. I think that you are most like me in that way. You know you'll get the attention when you crave it most, but are content to be by yourself, doing your own thing too. I think you will grow up to be very much like your father. You will know the value of your family and will do what it takes to make sure they are taken care of. My biggest hope for you, for all of you, is that you all grow up to be happy adults and to know how to love with all of your heart. Thank you for making me smile almost every minute of the day. I love you so very much!

My Dearest Grace

Grace Leanne

To my little Gracie. I love you so very much, but I do believe that you are my challenge in life. You are so smart, that you know to test me in every way possible. My biggest fear, is that you will think, one day, that I don't love you the same because I have to reprimand you differently than Seth and Elaina. The reality is, I couldn't love you more if I tried. You are a born leader. You are the one saying, "Come on guys" and they do. I believe that you will accomplish things, that I could only dream of doing, because you have that kind of personality. You are beautiful, smart, loving, happy, flirty, and very strong. You have a will like mine, where you won't give in for anything. That can be a very good thing, except when you are trying to raise a daughter with that same quality! The funniest part is, when you were first born, we all thought you would be the laid back one. Elaina demanded so much attention, you and Seth were happy to be fed and held a little. You did a 360 on us, because you demand attention now. It so wonderful to see who you are becoming, and learning more about you each day. When I look at you, you make me smile and melt my heart at the same time. You will grow up to do great things in this life, I have no doubts about that. I love you, my little Gracie, just know that.

My Sweet Little Elaina

Elaina Dawn

To my little Elaina. As a mom, you have such hopes and dreams for your kids. You constantly worry from the time that they are born, that they will grow up to be someone you couldn't be prouder of. You will be that person, Elaina. I can just tell by your nature now. You want nothing more than to please everyone around you. You are loving and nurturing. You can pick up on a bad mood at any given moment, and are right there offering a back rub to make it all better. I believe that you are a lot like me, in the way you want everything around you just perfect. From the way you arrange your toys in the garage to what you pick out to wear for the day. You always check yourself in the mirror to make sure your hair is done just right. I don't know how much of this is learned, and how much is dna...but I do know, I do a lot of those same things. You are dainty in a way that is so beautiful, but so tough at the same time. I wonder everyday what each of my kids grow to be. I must say, I think that you will want to be a mom, and that when you are, that will come before any job you will ever have. You remind me so much of myself in that way. I know that you are only 3, and it's impossible to tell what God has in store for you...but I know it will be something great, that will allow you to use all of your strengths...and your weaknesses too. I love you so much, my sweet little one.

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

I know I'm back tracking here, but I really needed some sort of record of the fun Father's day project we started for Jason. My first thoughts were to let the kids make him a picture. Then, I figured, what the heck...let's break out the water color paints. Next thing I know, they look like this. Thanks to the crayola paints, and glitter paint I decided to let them try too. I was hoping to get away with minimal mess. Well, needless to say, we all needed showers after this project. Their new favorite thing to do is make happy faces. They don't use their paper though, they insist on drawing the happy faces on their face...thank you crayola bath crayons!!! And it was all downhill from there. As you can see, Grace made a lot of happy faces that day. Seth managed to stay pretty clean. He was content just making hand prints and smearing the glitter paint around the paper. Elaina stuck to her trademark purple paint, and was busy making hand prints on her paper, but once I added the glitter paint to her project it turned into a real mess. In fact, I don't know how I managed to get her to semi-smile for this picture. In reality, she had a mouth full of glitter paint and was frantically trying to get it out of her mouth. The drool was flying! So be warned....all of you moms of toddlers out there, hoping for a nice clean painting experience. It ain't gonna happen!!! It is a memory I wouldn't trade, Jason loved the paintings, and the kids insisted that they be on the refrigerator for weeks!

Seth Loves His Choo-Choo Train

We took the kids to Station 885 for their 3rd Birthday dinner. I requested a table with a view of a train so they sat us on the patio. As soon as we were seated, you could hear the CHOO-CHOO of the train. The gates went down, and were ding, ding, dinging. The girls were excited, but then there was Seth...who was elated. I love this picture because you can see the pure joy in his face as he first spots the train coming. I hope you had fun at your dinner, my special boy, my son.

The First Day of Preschool

Well, it's here, the beginning of the triplets school career. I signed them up for a summer preschool program, in hopes that when the fall comes, they would be ready to go to school and actually enjoy it. The plan was for me to stay in the room with them and linger in the corner, in hopes they wouldn't cry and enjoy themselves some. Well, to my and Mrs. Miles' surprise, as soon as we walked in the door, they all ran up to Mrs. Miles at the same time, wrapped their little arms around her, and gave her the biggest hug they could. She was more than happy to send me home for a couple of hours. So, I left...without my children. Oh, the freedom, the peacefulness. It was all so overwhelming. I walked into my house childless for the first time in almost 3 years. It was still and quiet. I didn't know what to do with myself. All of a sudden, I had all this "me" time. Surprisingly (lol) I was able to get over the quietness and enjoy a whole 2 hours to myself rather easily. Now, I can't wait for the one day a week they go to school!

My Loving Huband

I can not start a family blog without mention of my dearest husband, Jason. I met Jason when I was 19. I knew the first night I met him that I would marry him. It wasn't long after that night, that I knew he would go down as one of the best father's in history. He gets a special twinkle in his eyes when he is around his kids. I know they give him the most joy he's ever experienced. Not only is a good father to the children, but in the way he helps me with the daily grind to care for them. I know that I don't say enough how much I really do appreciate all he does to help me. So...let me just say (very publicly) Thanks and I love you so very, very much. I thank God for every day I have with you. I know when times get hard you will always be there, figuring out life with me. I know that we can survive anything after all we have been through in our short time together. I have no doubts that our children will grow to know and love you in a way that I was never able to experience as a child. That thought alone almost makes me cry. I hope that Seth will aspire to be like you, and that Grace and Elaina will find wonderful men to marry that will treat them the way you have always treated me; with fairness, trust, friendship and love.

Well, I'm new to this whole blogging thing, but ya know...if your friends jumped off a bridge, wouldn't you???

I thought it may be fun to post the day to day, week to week antics of my wonderful, ever testing children. There are so many adorable things they do (and some not so adorable), that I know I will want to remember them. What better way to record them, than in a blog!

My triplets were born 7/6/05 and are miracles in my eyes.

Seth, my first born, is an amazing boy. Everyone has told me that he is the happiest boy they have ever seen. It takes next to nothing to make him laugh, and once he does...watch out, because he doesn't stop. He is very laid back and content to let his sister's get into trouble for him. Sometimes it breaks my heart that Grace and Elaina crave attention so much, I will notice Seth off playing by himself like it doesn't bother him at all.

Grace is one of the most intelligent little girls. She is my button pusher...that's for sure. That's the main thing that tells me she is smart! She is gorgeous and she know it. She can be as pretty as princess, but as rough as a linebacker. She just gets up and keeps going. She has a heart of gold and is so very loving.

Elaina is as sweet and prissy as she can be. She is for sure my little girl. She hates to get dirty, she hates boo-boo's, is very nurturing to Grace and Seth. She is like a miniature me. She will be the first one to correct one of the others for doing something wrong. Her favorite thing is undivided attention. I can see a change in her behavior when she is the only triplet around.

If my children only knew the capacity of my love for them. It is unlike anything that I have ever felt before. I love them so very much it scares me. I just pray that God will let them know how much they are loved.